FCC yanks license of WJDF 97.3 Orange MA

[raccoonradio]

https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/...anks-license-of-wjdf-orange-ma-due-to-unpaid-

Kind of weird--you have WJFD at 97.3 in New Bedford and the similar call letters of WJDF at 97.3 in Orange.
But now the latter is gone because the station did not pay regulatory fees or the penalties for non payment of fees.

 

[CTListener]

https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/...anks-license-of-wjdf-orange-ma-due-to-unpaid-

Kind of weird--you have WJFD at 97.3 in New Bedford and the similar call letters of WJDF at 97.3 in Orange.

Their coverage areas don't come close to overlapping, and WJFD is all-Portuguese, so the probability of confusion is nil.

 

[Eli Polonsky]

Wow, I haven't looked at the All Access site for a little while. What a spammy site it has become! Popups galore, and so many animated ads my computer has a tough time loading it!

 

[raccoonradio]

OK about the non overlap of the 97.3s but when I did a search I mis typed the calls as WJFD and realized the similarity of the calls.That New Bedford station does cover a lot of territory.

 

[channel99]

https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/...anks-license-of-wjdf-orange-ma-due-to-unpaid-

Kind of weird--you have WJFD at 97.3 in New Bedford and the similar call letters of WJDF at 97.3 in Orange.
But now the latter is gone because the station did not pay regulatory fees or the penalties for non payment of fees.

A bit more to this story from the Athol Daily News:

https://www.atholdailynews.com/AN-A1-TUESDAY-WJDF-ordered-off-air-24707577

 

[Kemosabe]

A bit more to this story from the Athol Daily News:

https://www.atholdailynews.com/AN-A1-TUESDAY-WJDF-ordered-off-air-24707577

Though it's a minor point, the Athol Daily News miscalculated the arrearage.

… nearly $8,000 in regulatory fees, dating back to 2014. Broken down by year, the Commission’s order claims Deane Brothers Broadcasting, Inc. owes the FCC $1,946.50 for FY 2014, $1,921.17 for FY 2015, $2,063.20 for FY 2016, $1,898.36 for FY 2017, and $ 1,812.50 for FY 2018.

The sum of the delinquent fees—from FY 2014 through FY 2018—is $9,641.73.